sixpkrt
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When looking to purchase a new car today, most people make their decisions on affordability, the design of the vehicle, and dependability ratings of the brand. Sometimes finding a vehicle that have all boxes checked off in this search is hard to find today.
Though I think there are two other reasons that come into play here. The first and last body styles of a particular brand. Case in point, how many buyers would there have been who bought a 1970 Coronet Super Bee or R/T would have been running to the local Dodge dealer to buy a 71 Coronet the following year?
Going back 50 to 60 years ago, I wonder if some of the same decisions were made when a new design made it to the showroom floor. Consider the 67 Charger had just 15K+ buyers while the 68 had over 96K.
I know these are B Body examples, but when looking my own cars, I realized their first owners may have made their buying decisions because of the new car design or last of its kind body styles being offered.
Post your first or last year body styles. Here’s mine…
First year fuselage body styles...
I'm biased, but the 69 Imperial design was a home run.
The 72 is the one that brought me back to the hobby.
Last year 71 fuselage body style. The 73 New Yorker was just a classy...
First and Last year body style...It's a love it or hate it design.
Its a 2022, and same as the 2023, but sadly the end of the road for the V8 powered Dodge.
Though I think there are two other reasons that come into play here. The first and last body styles of a particular brand. Case in point, how many buyers would there have been who bought a 1970 Coronet Super Bee or R/T would have been running to the local Dodge dealer to buy a 71 Coronet the following year?
Going back 50 to 60 years ago, I wonder if some of the same decisions were made when a new design made it to the showroom floor. Consider the 67 Charger had just 15K+ buyers while the 68 had over 96K.
I know these are B Body examples, but when looking my own cars, I realized their first owners may have made their buying decisions because of the new car design or last of its kind body styles being offered.
Post your first or last year body styles. Here’s mine…
First year fuselage body styles...
I'm biased, but the 69 Imperial design was a home run.
The 72 is the one that brought me back to the hobby.
Last year 71 fuselage body style. The 73 New Yorker was just a classy...
First and Last year body style...It's a love it or hate it design.
Its a 2022, and same as the 2023, but sadly the end of the road for the V8 powered Dodge.